# Submitator

> Submitator submits your startup to the directories you pick, for a one-time payment from $29. You add your product once, choose from a catalogue of 160+ directories and follow every submission in a dashboard. Agencies resell it under their own brand.

Plans, each a one-time payment:

- Starter: $29 for 30 directories
- Growth: $49 for 60 directories
- Scale: $79 for 100 directories
- All Directories: $149 for every directory in the catalogue (160 today) and every one added after purchase
- White label for agencies: from $40 per client, in bundles of 3, 10 or 50 launches; one launch submits one client's product to up to 100 directories; agencies run it from a console, the API or an MCP server

Delivery: most directories go out within 24-48 hours; in peak periods we give ourselves up to 21 days to deliver every directory in a package.

Refunds: you can request a refund within 30 days of purchase, on the conditions in our [Terms](https://submitator.com/terms#refunds).

## Pages

- [Home and pricing](https://submitator.com/): what Submitator does, the plans with checkout and the FAQ
- [White label for agencies](https://submitator.com/white-label): resell directory submissions under your own brand, from $40 per client, from a console, the API or an MCP server
- [API docs](https://submitator.com/docs): the Submitator API for agencies; every docs page is listed below
- [SEO MCP server for directory submissions](https://submitator.com/mcp): lets claude.ai, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor or another MCP client create an agency's client projects, launch them on up to 100 directories each and track the listings
- [Badge package](https://submitator.com/badge-package): the open-source npm package that renders your directory badges into the HTML your server sends, for Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit and Astro
- [Where to submit your startup](https://submitator.com/where-to-submit-your-startup): 100+ directories for dofollow backlinks, banded by Domain Rating, with step-by-step submission guides
- [Best directory submission tools](https://submitator.com/best-directory-submission-tools): directory submission tools compared on price, directory choice, speed and automation
- [Product Hunt alternatives](https://submitator.com/product-hunt-alternatives): Product Hunt alternatives compared on Domain Rating, whether the outbound link is followed and what it costs
- [Free Domain Rating checker](https://submitator.com/domain-rating-checker): check any website's Domain Rating by Ahrefs for free, no signup
- [Free Stripe fee calculator](https://submitator.com/stripe-fee-calculator): Stripe's fee and your payout on any payment and what to charge to receive an exact amount, for US, UK, euro area, Canadian and Australian accounts
- [Free MRR calculator](https://submitator.com/mrr-calculator): MRR and ARR from a customer count or a plan mix, with net new MRR, churn rate and a 12-month projection
- [Free link preview checker](https://submitator.com/link-preview-checker): how a page's link shows on Google, X, LinkedIn and Slack, which Open Graph tags are broken and fixed tags to copy
- [Free landing page roast](https://submitator.com/roast-my-landing-page): an AI review of a landing page: a score out of 10 for the offer, headline, CTA, proof and clarity, with one fix for each
- [Directory submission sites](https://submitator.com/blog/directory-submission-sites): every directory in our catalogue grouped by the link a listing gives, with DR, link type and badge rule
- [Dofollow vs nofollow links](https://submitator.com/blog/dofollow-vs-nofollow): what a dofollow link is, what nofollow, ugc and sponsored tell Google and how to check the rel of any link
- [Web directories](https://submitator.com/blog/web-directories): what a web directory is, the history from Yahoo! and DMOZ and which kinds still work in 2026
- [Reciprocal links](https://submitator.com/blog/reciprocal-links): what Google's link spam policy says about link backs, why a directory badge is one and what directories charge to skip it
- [Website submission sites](https://submitator.com/blog/website-submission-sites): how to submit a website to Google, Bing and IndexNow for free, then the 30 strongest directories with what each submission takes
- [Free backlink sites](https://submitator.com/blog/free-backlink-sites): where free backlinks come from by type (directories, DEV and Hashnode posts, communities, profiles) and the rel each one carries live
- [Directories list](https://submitator.com/blog/directories-list): the directories we submit to grouped by the product they take (AI, SaaS and software, developer tools, launches), with DR, link type and badge rule
- [How to index backlinks](https://submitator.com/blog/how-to-index-backlinks): why Google has not seen a new directory listing yet, how long crawling takes, how to check it and how Submitator pushes listings through IndexMachine
- [Dofollow directories](https://submitator.com/blog/dofollow-directories): the dofollow directories in our catalog sorted by DR, each beside what a count of its live listings found and when
- [Free dofollow directories](https://submitator.com/blog/free-dofollow-directories): free dofollow directories confirmed by our guides, split into those that ask nothing and those that want a badge, a link back or a wait
- [What is a good domain rating](https://submitator.com/blog/what-is-a-good-domain-rating): DR bands from our directory catalog and our own sites, how Ahrefs DR differs from Moz DA and what raises a domain rating
- [High DR directories](https://submitator.com/blog/high-dr-directories): dofollow directories at DR 50 and up, split at DR 70, with referring domains, badge rules and the free ones
- [Badge-free directories](https://submitator.com/blog/badge-free-directories): the directories we submit to that need no badge on your site, grouped by link type
- [Instant approval directories](https://submitator.com/blog/instant-approval-directories): directories that publish a listing with no review queue, each confirmed by its guide or its own site, plus the ones that sell instant approval
- [All Directories](https://submitator.com/all-directories): one payment for every directory in the catalogue and every one we add
- [Reviews](https://submitator.com/reviews): real customer messages, published unedited, with links to the public ones

## Submitator API

> The Submitator API launches your clients' products on up to 100 directories each, under your agency's brand.

Each link below is the Markdown of a page of https://submitator.com/docs; the same URL without .md is the page. Every page in one file: https://submitator.com/llms-full.txt. The OpenAPI 3.1 document of the API: https://api.submitator.com/v1/openapi.json.

The MCP server puts the same API in claude.ai, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor or another MCP client: run `npx -y submitator-mcp` on your machine or connect to the remote server at https://mcp.submitator.com/mcp. Setup for each client: https://submitator.com/docs/mcp.md.

## Get started

- [Introduction](https://submitator.com/docs.md): The Submitator API launches your clients' products on up to 100 directories each, under your agency's brand.
- [Quickstart](https://submitator.com/docs/quickstart.md): Get a free test key, launch a client's project in test mode and receive a signed webhook when one of its listings goes live.
- [MCP server](https://submitator.com/docs/mcp.md): Connect claude.ai, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or another MCP client to the API, so your assistant creates client projects, previews and launches them and follows their listings.
- [How it works](https://submitator.com/docs/how-it-works.md): The life of a project and its listings, every status, how long it takes, and the words these docs use.
- [Authentication](https://submitator.com/docs/authentication.md): Send your secret key in the Authorization header, from your server or an MCP client on your own machine only.
- [Test mode](https://submitator.com/docs/test-mode.md): A free sbm_test_ key runs the API on test data. Listings move on their own in about 15 minutes, and nothing is submitted or spent.

## Guides

- [Onboard a client's product](https://submitator.com/docs/guides/onboard-a-clients-product.md): Turn a client's URL into a project that is ready to launch, with what we read from the site, images, a contact email and your own references.
- [Launch and track](https://submitator.com/docs/guides/launch-and-track.md): Preview a launch, spend 1 launch on the directories a project qualifies for or on your own pick, and follow each listing until it is live.
- [Reach more directories](https://submitator.com/docs/guides/reach-more-directories.md): See what keeps a project from more directories, unlock them with the badge, competitors, a promo code and the audience marks, and fill the free allowance after launch with your own pick, article platforms included.
- [Install the badge](https://submitator.com/docs/guides/install-the-badge.md): Some directories list a product only while their badge is on its site. Get the install kit, forward it to your client, check the install and verify it.
- [Receive webhooks](https://submitator.com/docs/guides/receive-webhooks.md): Add an HTTPS endpoint, check the signature of every delivery, answer within 10 seconds, and handle repeats and order.
- [Keep your data in sync](https://submitator.com/docs/guides/keep-your-data-in-sync.md): Mirror projects and listings in your own system with no gaps and no doubles, by reading the events feed from a cursor, letting webhooks say when, and retrying writes with Idempotency-Key.
- [Reports for clients](https://submitator.com/docs/guides/reports-for-clients.md): Build a PDF or XLSX report of a project's listings under your agency's name, wait until it is ready, and download it within 7 days.
- [Go-live checklist](https://submitator.com/docs/guides/go-live-checklist.md): Move an integration from test mode to live without surprises, from keys and endpoints to your clients' real sites and the first real launch.

## API reference

- [Overview](https://submitator.com/docs/api.md): Every route of the v1 API on one screen, and the rules all of them share.
- [Basics](https://submitator.com/docs/api/basics.md): Check your key, read your account and download this reference.
- [Projects](https://submitator.com/docs/api/projects.md): A project is one of your client's products.
- [Launch](https://submitator.com/docs/api/launch.md): Preview, pick, launch and follow the listings.
- [Badge](https://submitator.com/docs/api/badge.md): Some directories list a product only while their badge shows on the product's site.
- [Reports](https://submitator.com/docs/api/reports.md): PDF and XLSX reports of a project's listings, prepared under your agency's name.
- [Events](https://submitator.com/docs/api/events.md): Every change to your projects, listings and reports, in order.
- [Webhooks](https://submitator.com/docs/api/webhooks.md): Events pushed to your HTTPS endpoint as they happen.
- [Directories](https://submitator.com/docs/api/directories.md): The catalog a launch picks from, highest Domain Rating first.
- [Test mode](https://submitator.com/docs/api/test-mode.md): With a sbm_test_ key every call works as in live mode, on separate data, and nothing is submitted or spent.
- [Share links](https://submitator.com/docs/api/share-links.md): A read-only page that shows your client how their launch is going, in your agency's name and colors.
- [Logins](https://submitator.com/docs/api/logins.md): The accounts created for your client on directories that need one: where each signs in, its email and username, whether it is ready, and the one password they all use.

## Webhooks

- [Signatures](https://submitator.com/docs/webhooks/signatures.md): Every delivery is signed as Standard Webhooks describes. Check it with an official library and your whsec_ secret, or with HMAC-SHA256 in any language.
- [Event types](https://submitator.com/docs/webhooks/event-types.md): The 15 events a webhook endpoint can receive, when each one is sent, and what its data holds.
- [Retries and failures](https://submitator.com/docs/webhooks/retries-and-failures.md): Answer 2xx within 10 seconds. A delivery is tried up to 7 times over about 33 hours, and an endpoint that fails for 72 hours is disabled until you enable it again.

## Errors

- [Error format](https://submitator.com/docs/error-format.md): Every 4xx and 5xx response has one shape. Branch on the code, show the message, log the request id.
- [Error codes](https://submitator.com/docs/errors.md): Every error code the API returns, with its HTTP status, what happened and how to fix it.

## Resources

- [Rate limits](https://submitator.com/docs/rate-limits.md): 3,600 requests per UTC hour for each account and mode, a few operations with limits of their own, and how to read the headers.
- [Versioning](https://submitator.com/docs/versioning.md): v1 has been generally available since 2026-10-07. Breaking changes only ever arrive in a new version, /v2, with 6 months of overlap.
- [Changelog](https://submitator.com/docs/changelog.md): Every change to the v1 API that your code can notice, newest first, dated by the day it shipped.
- [For AI agents](https://submitator.com/docs/for-ai-agents.md): Every page as Markdown, all the docs in one file and the OpenAPI document, for AI assistants and coding agents that build with the API.
- [Support](https://submitator.com/docs/support.md): Write to support@submitator.com with the request id, and never with your key.